A popular program that assists East Point residents with yard maintenance is back on the books. The Senior Yard Maintenance Program started accepting applications this past Monday.
Via The City Of East Point:
Senior Yard Maintenance Program for East Point’s seniors, veterans, and those with disabilities. This program will ensure code enforcement prevention and overall yard maintenance.
For enrolled residents, properties will be serviced monthly during the winter and biweekly during the spring/summer. The program will also take single-service requests for residents not enrolled but at risk for a code violation.
Application opens today, November 2nd, and will close December 1st.
Apply Today!
Yard maintenance programs have proven to be popular among East Point’s seniors, disabled residents, and veterans, many of whom lack the financial wherewithal or physical capability to perform some of the tasks required to regularly maintain their property.
But the current program almost didn’t make it into the budget for funding by the city.
Over the summer, a contentious debate over the city’s budget unfolded as programs such as the yard maintenance program were part of proposed cuts excluded from the budget.
At the time, Ward C Councilmember Tremayne Mitchell appeared on WSB-TV to raise community awareness over the cuts, stressing that such funding was needed to help support seniors. Mitchell said the funding was a necessity that did not need to be gutted from the budget.
“There was a program that did home repairs for seniors that needs to be funded. I believe there are 40 people on the waiting list now,” Mitchell said at the time.
Councilmember Mitchell is the key advocate for the current program.
Once again, the application window will close on December 1.
To apply call: 770-283-7592 or click this link to be taken to the website.
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